Sunday, April 1, 2012

The 1900's Entertainment Influence

The  twentieth century was a crucial time for America. The country endured many Wars and issues that could have effected Americans deeply. The effects of the Red scar, World War I and II are events that helped change America forever. At the same time Americans needed a comic relief during this time period. At the same time they wanted to inform the Americans that are not involved in the war (like young children) what was going on in the World. Companies made movies like ''The longest day'' to provide and show support to the americans at War. Also informed the people information, who , where the americans were fighting against.
During this time, Comic books were created. Most of the comic books created were strongly influenced because of war. One of the most famous comic book creators is Stan Lee. A lot of his work has been made into modern movies. His Comic books that were based on War was referred to the characters he created. They are Captain America, Iron Man and The Hulk. Each of these characters refer to a different point and time in the 1900's.

Captain America was a comic book character that fought against the German Army. His enemy was the Nazi army that was led by the villain ''The Red Skull'' who portrayed Hitler. He was an evil character that sought after world domination. This character made it easier for young american children to understand the basic information of World War II. Another character that was created because of the events in the 1900's is ''Iron Man.''This character was created to explore the themes of communism. And to reveal how technology and business was a big part of america, even though most Americans did not know. The hulk was created with the influence of the the cold War. With the threat of this war would involve a nuclear attack. Nuclear weapons could effect people through mutation, which told people that monsters can be created. 
 


3 comments:

  1. This was a really good blog post AJ. I liked how you tied how we watched "The Red Nightmare" and made a post about the movies during the wars. There's good images and the movie clips went along well with what you were talking about.

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  2. This blog is really well done AJ. I enjoyed your videos thoroughly and without even reading your blog it caught my interest with the pictures and design. I liked how you really showed the influence the war had on everyday life.

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  3. Captain America was NOT created by Stan Lee. And this post is a bit skewed to events either pre or post our time period. But the proofreading is getting better. Good job there. However the grey links on black background are hard to read.

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